different between tricycle vs monocycle

English

Etymology

From French tricycle.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?a?s?k?l/, /?t?a??s?k?l/
• Rhymes: -a?s?k?l, -a??s?k?l
• Hyphenation: tri?cy?cle

Noun

tricycle (plural tricycles)

1. A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
2. (Philippines) A cycle rickshaw.

Derived terms

• tricycle gear

Synonyms

• trike

Translations

Verb

tricycle (third-person singular simple present tricycles, present participle tricycling, simple past and past participle tricycled)

1. To ride a tricycle.

   The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.

Synonyms

• trike

French

Etymology

tri- +? cycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?i.sikl/

Noun

tricycle m (plural tricycles)

1. tricycle

Further reading

• “tricycle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

mono- +? cycle, thus literally "one wheel".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?no??sa?k?l/

Noun

monocycle (plural monocycles)

1. A unicycle or monowheel; often specifically a unicycle with the rider seated inside the wheel.
2. (organic chemistry) An aromatic compound containing a single ring.
3. (communication) The first derivative of a Gaussian, often used as an impulse signal.

Derived terms

Related terms

• bicycle
• tricycle
• tetracycle

French

Etymology

mono- +? cycle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.n?.sikl/

Noun

monocycle m (plural monocycles)

1. unicycle (one-wheeled pedaled cycle)

Derived terms

• monocycliste

Further reading

• “monocycle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).